I was messing around with alternate fingerings and discovered an alternate fingering for the High E. This note is usually very sharp. (This works on my flute, I don't know if it works on all of them).

its usually Fingured T12-!12-Eb
but if you finger an A2 and overblow it a fifth higher to an E, it'll make High E flater and comes out clearer(and in my opinion clearer than the original fingering. It's alittle tough to get out but no harder than the regular fingering is.
(I acually managed to make the high E flat:0)

The pros probably all know this but I thought i'd share anyway.

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but if you finger an A2 and overblow it a fifth higher to an E, it'll make High E flater and comes out clearer(and in my opinion clearer than the original fingering

oops thats supposed to say "but if you finger an A2 and overblow it a fifth higher to an E, it'll make High E flater and comes out clear(and in my opinion clearer than the original fingering)."

That fingering has its uses...Primarily in strings of extremely fast notes where the "real" fingering may be too awkward to make it useful (which really depends on which notes are surrounding the E). I've had instances where I'd have to play entire runs in harmonics using alternate fingerings, and it can work. However, for the most part, I have to agree with Micron. That fingering just isn't particularly useful most of the time.

I agree with Chris and Micron, you can also depress the low c# key to darken the color of high E a bit..

sorry, I meant depress the c# key while depressing the Eb key as well

Lera

Check your posture when you play, it might you and not the flute..

Lera your posts are so hard to read. It has been suggested many times that you JUST use a spell checker. It is rude of you to keep posting the way you do.

ive been known to vent my second trill key on occasion...

im a bad flutist!